New MCP Titles Highlight Exchange Expertise

Microsoft this morning announced new specialist titles, MCSA: Messaging
and MCSE: Messaging, for the systems administrator and systems engineer
certifications. The titles are aimed at certification candidates who seek
a title that denotes skills in planning and administering a messaging
system based on Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server and Exchange Server 2003,
the company's newest messaging software system that will be officially
released mid-October.

With those new titles come two new Exchange 2003 exams: 70-284, Implementing
and Managing Microsoft Exchange Server 2003, and 70-285, Designing a Microsoft
Exchange Server 2003 Organization. Exam 70-284 isn't new; Microsoft added
the title to the MCSA on Windows 2003 requirements page sans detail back
in July (see "First Exchange Server 2003 Exam Announced" in
the News archive or click
here to read more). Both exams fulfill what Microsoft calls
"prescribed"
paths for the new titles, but are also electives on the general MCSA/MCSE
tracks.

According to an updated FAQ (click
here) on the specializations, Microsoft will officially recognize
current titleholders who have already fulfilled the requirements for the
messaging specialist titles, but the company was unable to provide comment
in time for this writing.

The messaging specializations make up the second batch of titles that
Microsoft has created specifically for its core sysadmin/systems engineer
audience. In June, Microsoft announced the first of its specialist titles
for Windows 2000, MCSA: Security and MCSE: Security (see "Certifying
Your Security Expertise" in News or click
here). In conjunction with the announcement of the Exchange
specialist titles, Microsoft also has released details on Windows 2003
versions of the security specialist titles (click here to read it).

To look at the detailed requirements guide on Microsoft's MCP site, click
on the following links:

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